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26th December 1778
Travel journal [26th December 1778] 26 The barometer at Nel’s showed 26 inches and 2 tenths; . thus we have descended about 300 feet.…
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Third Journey
Travel journal [The journal of R.J. Gordon’s 3rd Journey, from 28th August 1778 to 25th January 1779, Brenthurst Library, MS 107/2] [T…
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2nd January 1779
Travel journal [2nd January 1779] 2 Bearings from Groenrvier in the Bokke Veld. Barometer 27inches 7 tenths. At the beginning of th…
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14th October 1778
Travel journal [14th October 1778] 14 Some rain at sunrise; south-east wind. Wind was west when it cleared up at 8 o’clock in the morn…
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23rd October 1778
Travel journal [page 16] [23rd October 1778] 23 Was not at all well. Found the latitude of this farm to be 32 degrees amd 6 minutes, e…
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10th October 1778
Travel journal [10th October 1778] 10 From noon strong north-west wind. Overcast sky. The wind went to the south-east and it began to …
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14th December 1778
Travel journal [page 27] [14th December 1778] 14 Fine weather. Light easterly breeze. Somewhat cloudy. Hot. Thermometer 76 - 86 - 70. …
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3rd november 1778
Travel journal [3rd November 1778] 3 We rode over to the rhinoceros again. Found it very swollen and smelling strongly. The weather o…
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28th October 1778
Travel journal [28th October 1778] 28 Some rain showers last night and wind from south-east. From morning it was clear with a pleasant…
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5th november 1778
Travel journal [5th November 1778] 5 Thermometer: 57 degrees to 72 degrees dropping to 55 degrees. Cool east wind. A few drops of rain…
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13th November 1778
Travel journal [13th November 1778] 13 Latitude 90 0 75 0 15 0 18 4 **33** **4** Fresh wind west-south-w…
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26th October 1778
Travel journal [26th October 1778] 26 It again froze a little last night. The rather north-easterly and a bit stronger at noon, as us…
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15th December 1778
Travel journal [15th December 1778] 15 Fine cool weather. Soft westerly breeze. Went back to De Straat. and from there continued on ou…
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26th november 1778
Travel journal [26th November 1778] 26 Calm, warm, clear. Thermometer 70 - 65 - 60 degrees. About nine o’clock this morning the weathe…
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23rd December 1778
Travel journal [23rd December 1778] 23 Departed for Visser’s farm, which is one hour north from the start of the Fish River. We arrive…
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14th January 1779
Travel journal [14th January 1779] 14 Warm weather. Calm in the morning. Sea wind got up at ten o’clock. Thermometer: 70 - 95 - 74. D…
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4th January 1779
Travel journal [4th January 1779] 4 Thermometer: 70 - 100 - 80. The same weather; hot. In the morning the Bushman chief Doeroep came…
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8th January 1779
Travel journal [8th January 1779] The 8th West wind. Hot. Thermometer: 65 - 92 - 76.Maskamma Mountain is flat with a cliff at the top …
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21st november 1778
Travel journal [21st November 1778] 21 Fine weather; slight easterly breeze. Hot. Thermometer: 63 degrees, rising to 86, dropping to 7…
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30th September 1778
Travel journal [30th September 1778] 30 Last night standing water was frozen with half an inch of ice, and eveything was white with a …
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18th September 1778
Travel journal [page 9] [presumably the night of 17th September] Went to sleep at four o’clock. Koerikei, my young Hottentot, tried to …
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15th October 1778
Travel journal [15th October 1778] 15 We left eastwards from Prinsloo, with a turn going round the Bosberg. From Bruintjes Hoogte mea…
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5th October 1778
Travel journal [5th October 1778] 5 Departed, going back on our old course and arrived, after having outspanned for a while near Schui…
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6th December 1778
Travel journal [6th December 1778] 6 The water in the baths at Roux’s was 112 degrees hot; at Grovelaar’s 104. Found no iron deposits …
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28th August 1778
Travel journal [page 1] Journal of the third journey through a part of Southern Africa, done from the 28th of August 1778 and the 25th …
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